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Last Rank
Captain
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Last Service Branch
Infantry
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Last Primary MOS
1542-Infantry Unit Commander
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Last MOS Group
Infantry (Officer)
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Primary Unit
1941-1942, Philippine Division
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Service Years
1898 - 1942
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Personal Details
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Home State
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Year of Birth
1880 |
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This Military Service Page was created/owned by
Felix Cervantes, III (Admiral Ese)
to remember
Avery, William Joseph, CPT.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town
Hornell |
Last Address
Not Specified |
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Casualty Date
May 10, 1942 |
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Cause
Hostile, Died |
Reason
Intentional Homicide |
Location
Philippines |
Conflict
World War II |
Location of Interment
Manila American Cemetery - Taguig City, Philippines |
Wall/Plot Coordinates
A, 4, 47 |
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Last Known Activity
Captain William Avery died while being held as a Prisoner of War of the Japanese at Camp O'Donnel, Luzon, Philippines.
He was assigned to an Infantry Unit in the Philippine Divison. He was 62. He had been residing with his wife at the Presidio of San Francisco in 1940, and he held the rank of Warrant Officer..
Note: Duties and such in the Philippines are not known.
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